Bangladesh Liberation War Library and Research Centre
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit (Library, Archive & Research) |
| Location | |
Key people | Sabbir Hossain (Founder) |
| Website | http://www.liberationwarbangladesh.org/ |
Bangladesh Liberation War Library & Research Centre (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ পাঠাগার ও গবেষণা কেন্দ্র) is a 'Library, Archive & Research' organization, founded in 2007, working with collection, preservation & distribution of historical documents & research on the Liberation War of Bangladesh and Genocide of Innocent Bengali People in 1971.
Bangladesh earned her freedom from Pakistan through a bloody war in 1971 after more than two decades of ethnic oppression & humiliation. More than three million Bengalis were killed and half a million Bengali women were raped by Pakistan Military Forces, Biharis, Jamat-I-Islami, Islami Chatra Shangha (Now Islam-I-Chatra Shibir), Muslim League, Nezam-I-Islami Party, Razakars, Al-Shams, Al-Badr, Shanti Committee, Muzahid Bahini[1][2] during the nine months long Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Projects
Liberation War eArchive (Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ই-আর্কাইভ)
"Liberation War eArchive" is a Digital Library, founded on 4 May 2014,[3] working to 'preserve and publicly distribute' the historical documents, such as- ebooks, documents, documentaries, movies, video footages & audios, regarding the Liberation War of Bangladesh and Genocide of Innocent Bengali People in 1971. This is the largest digital library on this subject. All contents are public & free for all readers and researchers.
Liberation War Academy (Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ পাঠশালা)
"Liberation War Academy" is a Public Library. The project is under construction. It'll first public library in Bangladesh regarding liberation war & genocide in 1971 of Bangladesh.
Bengali Liberation Movement Timeline (Bengali: বাঙালির মুক্তিসংগ্রামের দিনলিপি)
"Bengali Liberation Movement Timeline" is an ongoing research project to create a historical timeline to describe the movements & events that ultimately led to the liberation of Bengali People & creation of Bangladesh in 1971.
Research & Publication
This wing of the organisation is related with research & publication.
Award
On 3 January 2015, Liberation War eArchive (Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ই-আর্কাইভ) was honoured by Bangladesh Student League in an official celebration of 67th foundation day of the organisation.[4][5]